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Zeitgeist 13
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 Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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What the farking fresh hell is going on here? We’re talking about MY opinion here. You can take my opinion to the bank. What’s wrong with you people?
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?Waldo?
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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The following is just some factual statements that might or might not have any meaning.
The OP states that their engine is an RJE 2.3L WBX.
GoWesty states that their 2.3L WBX will produce peak 114 hp and 157 ft-lbs torque.
Typical drivetrain losses are 15%.
114 x 0.85 = 97
157 x 0.85 = 133.5
OP's posted peak hp is 85.5 and peak torque is 104. |
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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The RJE 2.3 I have experience with had port work on the head and a higher lift cam. I observed this engine being built by my friend who is a former VW/Porsche tech with a kit supplied by Rocky. As I mentioned before, I’ve driven both this van and another friend’s brand new 2.5 offbrand swap, and they felt roughly the same in power output. There’s no way the OP’s Dyno graph corresponds to a solid running RJE 2.3
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bobbyblack 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:15 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| The RJE 2.3 I have experience with had port work on the head and a higher lift cam. I observed this engine being built by my friend who is a former VW/Porsche tech with a kit supplied by Rocky. As I mentioned before, I’ve driven both this van and another friend’s brand new 2.5 offbrand swap, and they felt roughly the same in power output. There’s no way the OP’s Dyno graph corresponds to a solid running RJE 2.3 |
Well, there ya go. This engine might not have all those things mentioned. This is only the engine at hand, not the one your bud did.
As before, this engine will be 'on the market' for a while, and with all the data provided, will likely fetch less than half what the seller would want.
Just go easy on this feller, Z, its a waste of your brain cells.
-bobby
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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I mentioned it in the tenth post of this entire thread. Plus, by now you should recognize that I rarely make a forceful assertion that isn’t done tongue and cheek.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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I'd like to know more about what blewed up my Manitou's Transmission?
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Probably a bad Port Manitou. Try a Fonseca brand.
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SurfaceRust
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Rocky Jennings Motor value |
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| ?Waldo? wrote: |
The following is just some factual statements that might or might not have any meaning.
The OP states that their engine is an RJE 2.3L WBX.
GoWesty states that their 2.3L WBX will produce peak 114 hp and 157 ft-lbs torque.
Typical drivetrain losses are 15%.
114 x 0.85 = 97
157 x 0.85 = 133.5
OP's posted peak hp is 85.5 and peak torque is 104. |
For what its worth the GW motor numbers likely have their EFI system included. They claim that adds approx. 10hp and some torque as well. Without this you could guess the GW motor would make 87 whp which is very close to what the RJE dyno says |
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